Alice Tan Ridley, the singer and mother of actress, Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New York City at age 72.

Gabourey Sidibe at arrivals for New York Film Festival Centerpiece Screening of PRECIOUS, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, October 3, 2009. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection/Depositphotos *Gabourey Sidibe is grieving the loss of her mother,

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on 'America's Got Talent' and was the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died. She was 72.